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Housebuilder donates to help Willand man raising funds for Taunton hospice

A local housebuilder has stepped in to support a man who is raising money in aid of St Margaret’s Hospice in Taunton.

Bellway South West has donated £200 to James Luker, from Willand, who wants to raise funds to thank the hospice which gave his family help and advice before his father Malcolm died of cancer.

The developer, which is delivering 125 new homes at Fox Mill...

Plymouth Mail Centre boosts capacity to 16,000 parcels an hour

Royal Mail has installed a new high-speed Parcel Sortation Machine at its Plymouth Mail Centre, as part of its continued drive to improve efficiency and meet growing demand for next day deliveries. The new machine was unveiled by Rebecca Smith, the MP for South West Devon.

The Mail Centre, which covers the entire PL postcode area across west Devon and east Cornwall, already processes...

Bristol marketers unite at first Marketers Mixer event

The marketing community in Bristol came together for the launch of the Marketers Mixer, a dynamic new event designed to spark collaboration among professionals in the tech, innovation, and purpose-driven sectors. Hosted by Program , in partnership with Thought Quarter and Tech South West , the event featured expert talks and a lively panel discussion.

The evening featured a series of...

Otter Garden Centres team members getting ready for the festive shopping evening

Otter Garden Centres kicks off Christmas with special event

Get ready to embrace the magic of Christmas as Otter Garden Centres launch their festive shopping event at all seven branches across Devon, Somerset, and Hampshire. Taking place on Wednesday October 30, it’s sure to get the Christmas spirit well and truly fizzing.

Each Otter branch will be welcoming customers with a complimentary glass of prosecco, mulled wine or soft drink, and...

First spade in the ground marks the final phase of Feniton’s Flood Alleviation scheme

Work to complete the £6m flood alleviation scheme for Feniton is now underway.

Once completed the scheme will help to minimise flood risk for up to one hundred homes, as well as preventing disruption to the primary school and local transport network.

Although flooding in the village dates back to the 1970s, sixty properties in Feniton suffered flooding in 2008 as the...

Life-changing military veterans’ self-build project reaches completion

A veterans’ self-build project in Plymouth that provides 25 new affordable homes has been completed.

The Stirling House Project, which houses six veterans in need of a new home, is a partnership between LiveWest, Plymouth City Council, and veterans’ charity Alabaré.

The development, based on the site of a former residential care home at Honicknowle Green, has seen a number...

Devon care home group wins outstanding care credentials in UK first

The Southern Healthcare family of four care homes has become the first group in the country to have achieved four outstanding accreditations for dementia care from a highly regarded organisation which specialises in auditing the care industry.

Southern Healthcare, which owns award-winning homes in Exeter, Plymouth, Dawlish, and Seaton, has won the accolade for its Butterfly and...

Muddy stilettos launches the top 300 best places to live 2025

Muddy Stilettos, the UK’s No1 women’s lifestyle website outside London, today announces the launch of its 2025 'Top 300 Best Places to Live' . Covering more regions than ever before and with London, Yorkshire and Cheshire being added to the annually anticipated list, it draws upon its unparalleled local knowledge and insight into the 35 most sought-after counties in England, guiding potential...

Devon holiday parks clean up coastline in annual Great British beach clean

Over 40 team members and local volunteers recently took part in the Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean, organised by Ruda and Bideford Bay Holiday Parks in Devon. Held between September 20 - 29th, the nationwide event saw thousands of volunteers across the UK flock to the shores to take part in a week-long coastal clean-up.

Across Devon, two bags of litter...

Pitch perfect donation for Sidmouth donkeys

A kind gesture by an East Devon football team means residents of The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth can enjoy continued wellbeing through exercise and play.

Feniton Football Club donated 60 used footballs to the sanctuary after hearing that the resident donkeys often play with footballs as part of their enrichment activities.

Enrichment is incredibly important for the resident...

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